1. What was the challenge the community was seeing due to COVID-19? Like communities everywhere around the globe, here in the Phoenix-metro area, individuals who were deemed high-risk of contracting the novel coronavirus were afraid to leave their homes for even basic necessities. As a result, many of our community’s seniors didn’t have a way [...]
Written by Elan Schwartz. Originally published on boma.global. Boma Global announced today that it has joined Pledge 1%, a global movement to create a new normal for companies of all sizes and stages to have a positive social impact through their business. Boma is joining thousands of companies around the world who have committed to [...]
Written by Jaclyn McCall Rackers are valued members of a winning team on an inspiring mission. This was never clearer than during this unique and uncertain time around the world. In March, after 99.5% of our workforce moved to remote work, Rackers could see the strain and impact the pandemic was taking on their local [...]
For the past four years, Pledge 1% has partnered with Bessemer Venture Partners, Forbes and Salesforce Ventures on the annual Cloud 100 event, which honors the top 100 private cloud companies in the world. Cloud 100 Pledge 1% members have had incredible impact; they’ve donated their time, product, and profits to their communities and together [...]
Written by Suprita Makh. Originally published on Twilio.com COVID-19 and its effects have disproportionately impacted those experiencing acute crisis, and in response, countless nonprofit organizations have stepped up to provide the life-saving support people need as the pandemic has worn on. In fact, nonprofit organizations across 60 countries sent proposals in response to a grant round Twilio [...]
[July 29, 2020] We are entering a new era of corporate giving. Now, more than ever before, top talent and customers want to work for and with companies whose values are aligned with their own. Companies that have implemented one or more of the Pledge 1% commitments (donating 1% of employee time, product, equity or [...]
Loop & Tie is an engagement platform where you can send a price-blind collection of gifts to recipients and allow them to choose the gift they want. Working with companies such as the San Francisco 49ers, Indeed, Google, Greystar, Salesforce, and more, Loop & Tie has become the go-to engagement platform for companies across the [...]
Delivering result-oriented support to organizations throughout the value stream is in our DNA at Pollen. As part of our social responsibility and 1% charity pledge, we endeavor to use our capabilities and services for a good cause wherever possible. With this in mind, we reached out to The Bread & Butter Project - a non-profit [...]
The global impact of COVID-19 has not only put the well-being of people at risk, but has also trembled economies, industries, and entire societies. With this pandemic keeping the world on their toes, Algoworks is doing its share to help mitigate the impact on its customers and employees, and the Indian government. The company has [...]
Written by Jay Parekh, VP of Partnerships and Business Development at Chime. Originally published on Medium. You’ve probably heard the term ‘food desert’ — it’s used to describe a large geographical area where residents don’t have access to a grocery store. The term ‘banking desert’ similarly refers to an area where access to banking services [...]